Thicket Priory
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Thicket Priory is a religious house in the civil parish of Thorganby
, North Yorkshire
, England, located about 7 miles (11.3 km) south east of York
. It lies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough
.
A Benedictine
priory for nuns stood on the site of Thicket Priory from the 12th century and was dissolved in 1539, its building being demolished in 1850. There is also evidence of a devotion to ‘Our Lady of Thicket’ dating from this time.
The present building was erected as a country house between 1844 and 1847, and was sold by Lt Col Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson
in 1955 to the Carmelite Sisters of Exmouth
. New monastic buildings have been erected in the grounds of the house, and these re-founded as a Carmelite monastery in 2009.
Thicket Priory holds three Grade II listed buildings: the Priory itself, its lodge, and coach house with stables and brewery,
Thorganby, North Yorkshire
Thorganby is a small village and civil parish in the Selbydistrict of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to the village of Wheldrake.-External links:*...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England, located about 7 miles (11.3 km) south east of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
. It lies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough
Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire...
.
A Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
priory for nuns stood on the site of Thicket Priory from the 12th century and was dissolved in 1539, its building being demolished in 1850. There is also evidence of a devotion to ‘Our Lady of Thicket’ dating from this time.
The present building was erected as a country house between 1844 and 1847, and was sold by Lt Col Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson
Dunnington-Jefferson Baronets
The Dunnington-Jefferson Baronetcy, of Thorganby Hall in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 July 1958 for Lieutenant-Colonel John Dunnington-Jefferson...
in 1955 to the Carmelite Sisters of Exmouth
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...
. New monastic buildings have been erected in the grounds of the house, and these re-founded as a Carmelite monastery in 2009.
Thicket Priory holds three Grade II listed buildings: the Priory itself, its lodge, and coach house with stables and brewery,
External links
- Thicket Priory
- "Thorganby", GenukiGENUKIGENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland"...
.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2011 - Image of Priory Overlooking Lake
